Annie's Secretary's Day PageNow known as Administrative
Professionals DayAdministrative
Professionals Day is April 27th, 2011~Celebrated on the Wednesday of the last
full week in April~~Secretaries Appreciation Week is the 3rd
week in April(April
24th - 30th, 2011)~"Therefore,
my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding
in the work of the Lord,
forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the
Lord."
~1 Corinthians 15:58~

"Now go, write it before
them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may
be for the time to come for ever and ever:"
~Isaiah 30:8~

"Thus
speaketh the LORD God of Israel, saying, write thee all the words
that I have spoken unto thee in a book."
~Jeremiah 30:2~

Secretary's
Day is celebrated on April 27th, 2011 and Secretaries
Appreciation Week is the 3rd week in April.
Almost every office has a secretary. Some are called
"receptionists". The special days are set aside to
thank and appreciate all the hard work that secretaries do for
their employers.
Many receive flowers and are some are taken out to lunch.

Administrative
Professionals Week Celebrated Since 1952:
"Employers have observed Administrative Professionals Week,
formerly Professional
Secretaries Week, for nearly 50 years as a way to recognize the
contributions of
administrative staff. The observance began in 1952 as an effort
to honor secretaries
and other office staff for their efforts and attract more people
to
office and administrative careers." Source: IAAP

What
does the Bible say about WORK?There
are 487
verses
with the word WORK in it.

"A man hath joy by the answer
of his mouth: and a word spoken
in due season, how good is it!"
~Proverbs 23:11~

We
all have different gifts and talents that the Lord has given us.
We need to be
using them for His Glory and Honor. When you are at work do you
remember
and reflect the Word of God in all that you do?

"Let the words of my mouth, and
the meditation of my heart, be acceptable
in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer."
~Psalms 19:14~

Here are a few
ideas:1:
Consider adding a web page about your secretaries to your
Church's web site
as a thank you for all their hard work.
2: A Gift Certificate would be nice. Maybe one from a restaurant
or beauty salon.
3: Flowers are an old stand by.
4: Give her a paid day off!!
5: If you do nothing else make sure you send her a greeting card.
Either from a
"real" card shop or send one from Annie's Card Shop.
6: Bring in or order lunch. Maybe a pot luck lunch would be nice.
6: Be creative you are only limited by your imagines.

REMEMBER
that we all need kind words or appreciation!"A word fitly spoken is like
apples of gold in pictures of silver."
~Proverbs 25:11~

Where's
my Coffee!!!!!!!

Secretaries
love coffee and for years in their job description they have had
to
make the coffee for the office and for the boss!

A
good cup of coffee. Best brewing results are obtained by using
one standard
coffee measure, or two level tablespoons, to each cup. The water
should be
freshly drawn from the cold-water tap. Most coffee is made in
percolators,
drip pots, or vacuum coffeemakers, which strain boiling water
through the coffee.

Coffee HistoryAccording
to legend, coffee was discovered in Ethiopia when goatherds
noticed that
their flocks stayed awake all night after feeding on coffee
leaves and berries.
Coffee reached Arabia in the 1200's. Coffee comes from the Arabic
word qahwah.

Before its use as a beverage 700 years ago, coffee was used as a
food, then a wine,
and then a medicine. Coffee moved from Arabia to Turkey during
the 1500's, and
to Italy in the early 1600's. Coffee houses sprang up throughout
Europe in the
1600's, and people met there for serious discussions. Coffee
probably came to
America in the 1660's. Coffee growing was introduced in Brazil in
the 1700's.

More Coffee Information:The
United States ranks as the largest consumer of coffee. Americans
drink about
400 million cups every day. The rich aroma of coffee adds much to
the pleasure
of drinking it. The coffee break has become an integral part of
the business world.
Each morning and afternoon, millions of workers pause for a few
minutes
of relaxation over a cup of coffee.

On the average, each person in the United States drinks the brew
from about 10
pounds (4.5 kilograms) of coffee annually. Each year, the United
States uses
about 2,600,000,000 pounds (1,180,000,000 kilograms) or about
one-fifth
of all the coffee grown in the world.
~All Coffee Information from The World Book Encyclopedia~

The
Secretary Bird:Secretary-bird
is a tall African bird that has long feathers on the back of its
head.
The bird's name comes from these feathers, which suggest the
quill pens secretaries
and clerks once carried behind their ears. The secretary-bird
stands over 40 inches
(1 meter) tall, with long legs and a long tail. The bird is
mostly gray with black
feathers on its upper legs. Its eaglelike face is red to orange.

The secretary-bird inhabits open grass plains and steppes in
Africa south of the
Sahara. It spends most of its time on the ground, walking with
long, stiff strides.
The bird hunts lizards, small mammals, large insects, snakes, and
eggs of other birds.
It sprints after prey and attacks with its feet and beak.

Secretary-birds build nests on top of thorny acacia trees. The
nests are made of
sticks, leaves, and grass, and measure 40 to 80 inches (1 to 2
meters) across.
Females lay two or three greenish or bluish eggs. The young hatch
the eggs
about 45 days later.
~Above Information from The World Book Encyclopedia~Secretary
Related Links:In
Observance of National Secretary's Day
Another example of how a College
honored Secretary's Day
Check with your local Chamber of Commerce and see if they have
any thing planned.
Here is what one C of C did for this special dayOSHA's Home Page - Occupational Safety
& Health AdministrationDOL Home Page - Department of LaborSecretaries' Day Information from The US
Census Department

FUTURE
DATESAdministrative
Professionals Week 2011: April 24-302012: April 22-282013: April 21-272014: April 20-262015: April 19-252016: April 17-232017: April 23-29
Administrative Professionals Day2011: April 272012: April 252013: April 242014: April 232015: April 222016: April 202017: April 26